Legal Counsel - Risk Capital

Aon
London
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceSkills: ["Collaboration","Communication","Risk-based decision-making","Ethical practice","Tenacity"]

Provide commercially focused legal advice to support Aon’s Reinsurance businesses, advising on client and reinsurer contracts and related legal matters. Identify and manage legal risks, escalating issues to protect business outcomes, and collaborate with teams across the UK, Poland, and India to ensure aligned compliance and risk support. Contribute to process improvement, risk mitigation, and legal policy development, including support for pro bono and CSR initiatives.

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7 months ago

Legal Counsel - Risk Capital

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Job Summary

Provide commercially focused legal advice to support Aon’s Reinsurance businesses, advising on client and reinsurer contracts and related legal matters. Identify and manage legal risks, escalating issues to protect business outcomes, and collaborate with teams across the UK, Poland, and India to ensure aligned compliance and risk support. Contribute to process improvement, risk mitigation, and legal policy development, including support for pro bono and CSR initiatives.
Location: London
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Deliver clear, commercially focused legal advice to support Aon’s Reinsurance businesses.
  • •Advise on client and reinsurer contracts and related legal matters.
  • •Identify and manage legal risks, escalating issues as needed to protect business outcomes.
  • •Collaborate with colleagues across the UK, Poland, and India to align legal, compliance, and risk support.
  • •Contribute to process improvement, risk mitigation, and legal policy development, including pro bono/CSR support.

Key Requirements

  • •Qualified solicitor or barrister (UK/Ireland) or a foreign-qualified lawyer.
  • •Experience in financial services, insurance, or other FCA-regulated environments.
  • •Experience in Reinsurance is beneficial but not required.
  • •Collaborative, solutions-focused approach to legal problem-solving.
  • •Comfort managing external counsel and navigating complex legal frameworks.
Experience:Financial servicesInsuranceFCA-regulatedReinsurance
Skills:CollaborationCommunicationRisk-based decision-makingEthical practiceTenacity
Licenses:Qualified solicitorBarrister
Languages:English

Company Brief

Aon
Global professional services firm providing risk, retirement, human resources, and insurance brokerage solutions to clients worldwide, including consulting, reinsurance, and data-driven risk management services.
Industry: Insurance
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 1982
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